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Apr 23, 2013 · Everything you need to know about Iron Man & Hulk: Heroes United.
- Nothing to see here, move along.
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By Cliff Wheatley
Updated: Aug 16, 2021 11:57 pm
Posted: Dec 17, 2013 7:36 pm
In a world where superhero team-ups on the big screen are a dime a dozen, the novelty of original animated movies that brings together comics’ heavy hitters has worn off a bit. At the very least, we expect a higher quality, be it in the form of storytelling, animation, or just pure fun. Unfortunately, Iron Man and Hulk: Heroes United doesn’t accomplish any of those things, despite being billed as an “Avengers spin-off.”
As a movie, Heroes United might satisfy a kid while they eat an after-school snack or two, but it’s hard to imagine a mind beyond a five year old staying engaged for the 71 minutes that this movie asks of you. Iron Man and Hulk have some fun banter back and forth while they semi-reluctantly team-up to take out an energy monster named Zzzax. That banter is about the extent of the entertainment. The action sequences are rendered with such bland animation and are underlined with such a generic musical score that it’s hard to muster any semblance of excitement.
The animation is reminiscent of the old MTV Spider-Man CGI cartoon, with its under developed textures and blocky design. It could be spun as a stylistic choice, but instead it simply looks cheap and sterile. The transfer lets the few bright colors (Zzzax’s electricity state, for example) pop from the rest of palette, but in general this movie looks washed out and bland. For a movie about high-octane action, presumably geared towards children, it’s shockingly muted. The facial animation fares even worse; when we cut to Stark’s helmet-vision, it feels as though we’ve been suddenly transported to an original PlayStation cut scene. Thankfully, most of the featured characters are masked or have their faces otherwise distorted, so it’s a minimal distraction.
Iron Man and Hulk: Heroes United might entertain the five and under crowd, but anyone looking for genuine superhero entertainment are better off looking to the great options available elsewhere.
- Cliff Wheatley
Iron Man & Hulk: Heroes United: Directed by Leo Riley. With Adrian Pasdar, Fred Tatasciore, Dee Bradley Baker, Robin Atkin Downes. The Invincible Iron Man and the Incredible Hulk must join forces to save the Earth from its greatest threat yet.
- (3.6K)
- Animation, Action, Adventure
- Leo Riley
- 2013-12-03
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